GeraldFitzGerald, 1st/11th Earl of Kildare was born on 25 February 1525.1 He was the son of GeraldFitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare and LadyElizabethGrey.1 He married MabelBrowne, daughter of SirAnthonyBrowne and AliceGage, on 28 May 1554.1 He died on 16 November 1585 at age 60 at London, EnglandG.1 Gerald FitzGerald, 1st/11th Earl of Kildare also went by the nick-name of 'The Wizard Earl'.1 He held the office of Master of Horse to Cosimo de' Medici, Duca di Firence.1 He was appointed Knight circa 1552.1 In 1552 his estates were restored to him.1 He was created 1st Earl of Kildare [Ireland] on 13 May 1554.1 He was created 1st Baron of Offaly [Ireland] on 13 May 1554.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Kildare in 1556.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Dublin in 1556.1 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in March 1557/58.1 He succeeded as the 11th Earl of Kildare [I., 1316] on 23 February 1568/69, restored by Act of Parliament.1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.2

Children of Gerald FitzGerald, 1st/11th Earl of Kildare and MabelBrowne